Format:
X, 338 S
,
Ill
,
23 cm
ISBN:
9780816677061
,
9780816677078
,
0816677069
,
0816677077
Series Statement:
Literary criticism
Note:
Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Introduction: Bewitching sea -- Fantasies of the common sailor; or, enjoying the knowing Jack Tar -- Tarrying with the national: fantasizing the subject of state -- Tattoos in Typee: rethinking Melville's "cultural grotesque" -- Melville's porno-tropics: re-sexuating pacific encounters -- The crater and the master's reign: Cooper's "floating imperium" -- The sublime abject of democracy: Melville's "floating imperium" -- Epilogue: Incomplete sea
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Introduction: Bewitching seaFantasies of the common sailor; or, enjoying the knowing Jack Tar -- Tarrying with the national: fantasizing the subject of state -- Tattoos in Typee: rethinking Melville's "cultural grotesque" -- Melville's porno-tropics: re-sexuating pacific encounters -- The crater and the master's reign: Cooper's "floating imperium" -- The sublime abject of democracy: Melville's "floating imperium" -- Epilogue: Incomplete sea.
Language:
English
Subjects:
American Studies
Keywords:
USA
;
Literatur
;
Meer
;
Geschichte 1800-1861
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